It is necessary to dread sinful acts and to be ever cautious of the vices. Only then are the good actions of any consequence. The good deeds must also be performed in such a manner that we strive to emulate as closely as possible the examples set by the high ideals of Ahlulbayt (A). SOURCE:…
Read More »
During the time of al-‘Imam al-Hasan al-‘Askari (A)…
During the time of al-‘Imam al-Hasan al-‘Askari (A), the institution of the khilafah had decided to kill the successor of the Imam (A) by all the ways and means possible in an effort to put an end to the subject of Imamah and consequently to Shia faith. In addition to other aspects, al-Imam al-Hasan al-‘Askari…
Read More »
Sometimes it happens that one hears…
Sometimes it happens that one hears something from his colleagues or friends, and vehemently rejects it and derides the speaker, but he readily agrees with it when it is uttered by someone superior to him in religious or worldly status. It is even possible that he would accept it with the same seriousness with which…
Read More »
The [so-called] “Islamic governments”…
The [so-called] “Islamic governments”, during the lives of Ahlulbayt (A), brought about changes in the precepts and laws of Islam as per the “expediency of the time”. It was due to these changes that their conducts were contrary to that of the Holy Prophet (S). But according to the Qur’anic directives, the Ahlulbayt (A) considered…
Read More »
The vice of ‘ujb is the product of self-love…
The vice of ‘ujb is the product of self-love; since the human being is plagued with the evil of self-love, it is the source of all human faults and moral vices. It is on account of this self-love that man overvalues his trivial deeds and hence includes himself in the category of the saintly and…
Read More »
